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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

The Eider are always a welcome winter sight.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Two calling birds...

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

The final two of my Grey Wagtail series - isn't she bonny?! I am just so thrilled to have managed these shots, for who knows when or if I shall get another sighting...

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

For the next five weeks, a focus on a surprise visitor outside the Hutch's windows... the Grey Wagtail (which has a lot of yellow). These are on the amber status here, so I begin by giving you a list from the RSPB as to what that entails. 

I was beyond excited, as had not seen this bird before and that it should turn up on the roof over the road - well, I felt blessed. It visited for three days in a row - with its mate, the male, but I didn't get a shot of that, only the female. (The male has a black throat.) It is a restless wee thing, so the photographic offerings are the best of a rather poor lot - I just pointed with both the Hisstix and the Fudge and did what I could through some rain and the double-glazing and against the light. Here is the first in the series.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

A closer look at the young Starling.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Youthful Starlings bombarding a neighbour's suet feeders! This was taken in early September.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

This cheeky chappy joined me for lunch one day on the ashram...

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Never did manage to ID these ducks, spotted on a pond in Mumbai.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Such a pretty dove...

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

This young gull (fourth-year plumage) was all alone and struggling to collect some fish by the shore. As it turned to walk in, I thought I was seeing a species not customarily spotted around here... but then, sadly, recognised that this individual is showing all the signs of being seriously unwell. UK shore and seabirds are being ravaged by Avian Flu at the moment, so quite possibly, this is what has struck...

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

A series of shots of the same swallow as I tried to get the best 'side'!!!

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Spotted this swallow entering the garage through the roller door gap... far too fast for the wee lens to deal with, but fun to spot nonetheless!

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

The front end of the Chaffinch.

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Am sizing this differently so you can get the full blast of that backside of the Chaffinch!

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

The last of the Siskin series, for now.

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

Siskins aplenty. This one drew the long straw...

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious of photographing birds.

The female Siskins and the males never seemed to land on the same feeder at the same time...